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Campbell CPHS Faculty/Staff Accomplishments
FACULTY/STAFF NEWS
Grant Winners
INAUGURAL IPE RESEARCH GRANT WINNERS Proposal Title: Impact of adding interprofessional team-based care and standardized patient interactions to a simulated EHR learning experience in a pharmacy skills course. Left to Right: DR. EMILY GHASSEMI, co-investigator; DR. KIM KELLY, co-investigator; MARISA VASKALIS, director of IPE; DR. SCOTT PERKINS, co-investigator; DR. MELISSA HOLLAND, IPE Research Subcommittee; and DR. RILEY BOWERS, principal investigator. Not pictured: BETTY LYNNE W. JOHNSON, co-investigator.
Dr. Michael Adams
DR. MICHAEL L. ADAMS, dean of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, has been appointed a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM). Dr. Adams joins approximately 150 leaders in health, medicine, and policy from across North Carolina to receive this honor and to partner with the NCIOM to advance health policy for a healthier state.
Dr. Pete Fenn
DR. PETE FENN, director of Professional and Programmatic Development and associate professor of Physician Assistant Practice, has been selected to be on the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Exam Development Board and was chosen to be a site visitor for the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
Mike Gallagher
MIKE GALLAGHER (MA), instructor and lab manager and associate director of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was honored with the Dean’s Orange Pen Award for demonstrating the Campbell spirit and going above and beyond, including the ability to coach, recognize a need, and fill that need.
Laura Gerstner
LAURA GERSTNER (MHA, MSHS, PA-C), director of clinical education and assistant professor of Physician Assistant Practice, received a scholarship from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) for the Harvard Macy Institute’s Program for Educators in Health Professions.
Dr. Rob Hilgers
DR. ROB HILGERS, assistant professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the New Investigator Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). He was awarded a $10,000 research grant for his proposal “Thioredoxin Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasorelaxation in Obese Mice.”
Dr. Stephen Holly
DR. STEPHEN HOLLY, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was a member of the NIH study section, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Mentored Transition to Independence in the fall of 2018. As part of this study section, he reviewed and scored national K99/R00 grant applications that focused on cardiovascular health issues in order to assist NIH funding decisions. He will be participating in this study section again in March.
Dr. Andrew Muzyk
DR. ANDREW MUZYK, associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, was honored with the inaugural CPHS Educator of the Year award for work done in the 2017-2018 academic year. The recipient of the Educator Award demonstrates a concern for education and evidence of distinguished accomplishments as an educator.
Dr. Tina Thornhill
DR. TINA THORNHILL, vice chair for Experiential & Professional Education and associate professor of Pharmacy Practice, is now editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Pharmacist, the official journal of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists.
Tonya Willingham
TONYA WILLINGHAM (MA, MSN, RN, CNE) has been named the new assistant director for the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing. She joined Campbell as a full-time nursing instructor and course director in January 2016 and has 18 years of hands-on nursing experience.
